Pinchas Rosen
| Pinchas Rosen | |
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| Date of birth | 1 May 1887 |
| Place of birth | Berlin, Germany |
| Year of aliyah | 1926 |
| Date of death | 3 May 1978 (aged 91) |
| Knessets | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 1949–1961 | Progressive Party |
| 1961–1965 | Liberal Party |
| 1965–1968 | Independent Liberals |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 1948–1951 | Minister of Justice |
| 1952–1956 | Minister of Justice |
| 1956–1961 | Minister of Justice |
Pinchas Rosen (Hebrew: פנחס רוזן, born Felix Rosenblüth, 1 May 1887 – 3 May 1978) was an Israeli politician and statesman, and the country's first Minister of Justice, serving three times during 1948–51, 1952–56, and 1956–61. He was also leader of the Independent Liberals during the 1960s.
Rosen was born in Berlin, Germany. He studied law in universities in Freiburg and Berlin, graduating in 1908, and later served in the Imperial German Army in World War I. Always active in Zionist circles, Rosen was Chairman of Zionist Federation of Germany from 1920–1923, and eventually immigrated to Palestine in 1926 where he practiced as a lawyer and helped create the Central European Immigrants Association.
Rosen was married three times, first to Annie Lesser with whom he had two children, Hans and Dina, who with their mother settled in London in 1933 and whom Rosen visited regularly until the end of his life. In 1935 he married Hadassah Calvary with whom he had a daughter, Rivka, who died in 1942 aged seven, and Hadassah died of cancer in 1945. In 1950 he married Johana Rosenfeld who also predeceased him. Through his second and third wives he gained four step sons.
In 1942 Rosen founded the New Aliyah Party, and was elected to the Assembly of Representatives on its list in 1944. In 1948 he was among the signatories of the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, which he helped drafting.
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